Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Wimbledon finals in 3D on BBC

The BBC will make its live 3D debut in the U.K. when it transmits the men's and ladies' finals of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships on July 2-3, the tourney's 125th anniversary.Auds will be required to wear special glasses and have access to a 3D TV and the BBC HD channel.The coverage is being provided in tandem with the All England Lawn Tennis Club and Sony Professional.The telecasts will also be shown in a limited number of U.K. cinemas. In addition, the BBC is offering a small number of 3D screenings free to the public via www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours.The BBC lags behind local pay box BSkyB, which pioneered the technology in the U.K. It launched a 3D channel last fall that now claims some 75,000 subscribers and regularly airs soccer in 3D. Recently BSkyB won a BAFTA in the specialist factual category for Atlantic's "Flying Monsters 3D," presented by David Attenborough and featuring CGI-generated images of prehistoric flying lizards.

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